ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE FETUS AS A PATIENT

Objective: To describe the ethical concept of the fetus as a patient and identify its implications for the deliberative practice of perinatal medicine.Methods: We describe secular medical ethics and its two fundamental principles, beneficence and respect for autonomy. We articulate the ethical conce...

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Main Authors: F. A. Chervenak, L. B. McCullough
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk) 2013-06-01
Series:Bûlleten' Sibirskoj Mediciny
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Online Access:https://bulletin.tomsk.ru/jour/article/view/366